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US 2026/0263771 A1Published application
Systems and methods for treating skin
OwnerJohn H. SHADDUCKinventor
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Abstract
A skin treatment system that uses ultrasound devices, and more particularly, handheld devices with an ultrasound transducer used in combination with a continuous flow of serum carrying acoustically responsive media wherein acoustic energy transmitted from the transducer causes dimensional changes in the acoustically responsive media to create acoustic pressure peaks capable of loosening paracellular junctions in the skin to enhance penetration of serum into the skin.
Claims20
An applicator for enhancing permeability of a targeted skin, the applicator comprising:
- a handle comprising an interior chamber within;
- an elongated shaft extending within the handle, wherein the interior chamber comprises an annular configuration around a central passageway through which the elongated shaft is received;
- a distal tip at a distal end of the elongated shaft, wherein the distal tip comprises a peripheral sealing portion and a recess defined by a wall of the distal tip, wherein the peripheral sealing portion is configured to form a seal against the targeted skin;
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- an ultrasound transducer within the handle in a central portion of the distal tip, wherein the ultrasound transducer comprises a lateral surface, wherein the ultrasound transducer is received in the recess such that the lateral surface of the ultrasound transducer and an inner surface of the recess forms an annular space through which serum is delivered from the interior chamber.
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A system for applying serum to a targeted skin, the system comprising:
- an applicator comprising a handle, the handle comprising an interior chamber within, wherein the applicator comprises an elongated shaft extending within the handle and a distal tip at a distal end of the elongated shaft, wherein the distal tip comprises a peripheral sealing portion and a recess defined by a wall of the distal tip, wherein the peripheral sealing portion is configured to form a seal against the targeted skin, wherein the applicator further comprises an ultrasound transducer within the handle in a central portion of the distal tip;
- a negative pressure source coupled to the applicator and configured to provide negative pressure to the targeted skin;
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- a flexible conduit configured to connect the applicator to the negative pressure source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.